Prostitution in french art of the impressionist era 1991, paris in despair. How this experiment in creative coliving ended is the romanticized stuff of hollywood biopics played out, most recently, in director. The university of chicago press, claysons longtime publishers, have made illuminated paris. Prostitution in french art of the impressionist era 1991, illuminated paris peels away the layers of conventionally accepted opinion, offering a finely argued corrective to the romantic, brightly illuminated image of. Clayson s analysis is a wellarticulated survey of the social factors that contributed to and popularized avantgarde subject matter in impressionist paintings. Prostitution in french art of the impressionist era 1991, illuminated paris peels away the layers of conventionally accepted opinion, offering a finely argued corrective to the romantic, brightly illuminated image of nocturnal paris during the belle epoque. Kress professor, center for advanced study in the visual arts, national gallery of art, washington, dc, and bergen evans professor in the humanities, northwestern university, will present the norman l.
Kress professor at the center for advanced study in the visual arts casva, national gallery of art, washington, dc. Her scholarship has centered on paris based art practices. Revising the intro course at northwestern university, coauthored with michael leja, the art journal vol. Her books include painted love, paris in despair, and is paris still the capital of the nineteenth century. Prostitution in french art of the impressionist era by hollis clayson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Clayson is one of the bestknown scholars working on the french nineteenth century. In this engrossing book, hollis clayson provides the first description and analysis of french artistic interest in women prostitutes, examining how the subject was treated in the art of the 1870s. The book was published in 1991 and reprinted by the getty research institute in 2003. Wildcard searching if you want to search for multiple variations of a word, you can substitute a special symbol called a wildcard for one or more letters. In this book, hollis clayson explains why she provides the first description and analysis of french artistic interest in women prostitutes. Hollis clayson is the author of understanding paintings 3. Jun 10, 2009 a historian of modern art who specializes in 19thcentury europe and transatlantic exchanges between france and the united states, clayson is author of painted love. For example, world war ii with quotes will give more precise results than world war ii without quotes.
Though we reflect longingly on such scenes, in illuminated paris, hollis clayson shows that theres. Trained at wellesley and ucla, she specializes in parisbased art practices. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Extensively researched and full of careful visual analysis, hollis claysons recent book, paris in despair. Prostitution in french art of the impressionist era and coeditor of understanding paintings. Phrase searching you can use double quotes to search for a series of words in a particular order. Hollis clayson is professor of art history and bergen evans professor in the humanities at northwestern university. Goldberg lecture in art history on thursday, march 27, at 4.
Essays on art and lighting in the belle epoque an especially beautiful book. Clayson was the founding director of northwesterns alice kaplan institute for the humanities, serving from 2006. Prostitution in french art of the impressionist era yale university press, 1991 p. Illuminated paris book launch with hollis clayson evanston.
Hollis clayson to present goldberg lecture on march 27. In this engrossing book, hollis clayson provides the first description and analysis of french artistic interest in women prostitutes, examining how the subject was treated in the art of the 1870s and 1880s by such avantgarde painters as cezanne, degas, manet, and renoir, as well as by the academic and lowbrow painters who were their contemporaries. Much of the ground dawkins covers in the first section of her book was laid out by robert goldsteins censorship of political caricature in nineteenthcentury france3 and hollis clayson s painted love. Oct 30, 2003 in this engrossing book, hollis clayson provides the first description and analysis of french artistic interest in women prostitutes, examining how the subject was treated in the art of the 1870s and 1880s by such avantgarde painters as cezanne, degas, manet, and renoir, as well as by the academic and lowbrow painters who were their contemporaries. Much of the ground dawkins covers in the first section of her book was laid out by robert goldsteins censorship of political caricature in nineteenthcentury france3 and hollis claysons painted love. Hollis clayson is professor of art history and the patricia koldyke outstanding teaching professor at northwestern university. Prostitution in french art of the impressionist era by clayson, hollis. Prostitution and french art of the impressionist era. More recently, the eiffel towers nightly show of sparkling electric lights has come to exemplify our fantasies of parisian nightlife. A historian of modern art who specializes in 19thcentury europe and transatlantic exchanges between france and the united states, clayson is author of painted love. For many, these four words instantly conjure late nineteenthcentury paris and the garish colors of toulouselautrecs iconic posters. A coedited thematic study of painting in the western tradition, understanding paintings.
In 20, she curated the exhibition electric paris at the clark art institute in williamstown, ma. Painted love prostitution in french art of the impressionist era hollis clayson prostitution was widespread in nineteenthcentury paris and, as french streets filled with these women of the night, french art and literature of the period took notice. Her work focuses on 19thcentury europe, particularly france, as well as exchanges between france and the united states. Herberts article degas and women in the april 18 issue, the book painted love. Aug 23, 2008 author of paris in despair, painted love, faszination malerei. Prostitution in french art of the impressionist era by hollis.
A coedited thematic study of painting in the western. Hollis clayson 2 fellowship, 199192 to cocoordinate yearlong cultural studies workshop collaborator in fellowship received by jeanne dunning, 19992000 senior fellow, kaplan center for the humanities, northwestern university, 199495 oneyear fellowship. Using a materialist approach, clayson examines print media as the principle vehicle for communication and artistic expression during the siege. Art and everyday life under siege 1870 71, is nineteenthcentury scholarship at its best. Art and everyday life under siege 187071 was published in 2002 u. Hollis clayson is an art historian and bergen evans professor in the humanities at northwestern university. Prostitution in french art of the impressionist era sets out to show what she takes to be the contradictory and unwieldy relationship between prostitution on the streets of paris in the 1870s and 1880s and the representation of prostitution in the visual arts. In her newest book, illuminated paris, hollis clayson draws our attention to the manifold consequences of an industrially illuminated world, putting pressure on modern representation. Renoir and munch subjects of goldberg lecture march 27. Painted love prostitution in french art of the impressionist. The volume illuminates not only the imagery of prostitution but also issues and problems relating to women and men in a patriarchal society. Themes in art explored and explained, a book that has been translated into six languages. Workers daughters on the outer boulevard illustration for. Degas, clayson followed themes such as the everpresent yet illusive physiogonomy of a loose woman during the mid to.
Rather than focusing on a particular artist usually manet vs. Hollis clayson is one of the bestknown scholars working on the french nineteenth century. Prostitution in french art of the impressionist era by hollis clayson yale university press, 1992 was mistakenly listed as being out of print. Hollis clayson is a historian of modern art who specializes in 19thcentury europe, especially france, and transatlantic exchanges between france and the u. Hollis clayson page start 1 page end 26 is part of book title painted love.
Clayson was the founding director of northwesterns alice kaplan institute for the humanities, serving from 2006 to 20. Kress professor at the national gallery of arts center for advanced study in the visual arts as well as the bergen evans professor in the humanities at. Painting the traffic in women university of bristol. Themes in art explored and explained was released in 2000 and has been. Materialist art history and its points of difficulty, a range of critical perspectives. Prostitution in french art of the impressionist era. Hollis clayson prostitution was widespread in nineteenth century paris, and as french streets filled with these women of the night, french art and literature of the period took notice. Painted love by hollis clayson 2 editions first published in 1991 not in library. Prostitution in french art of the impressionist era, 1991, was reprinted by getty publications in 2003 getty virtual library, 2014. Art and everyday life under siege 187071 and painted love.